Peru President Humala's approval rating drops to term low

September 15, 2013|Reuters

LIMA, Sept 15 (Reuters) - Peruvian President OllantaHumala's approval rating fell in September for the seventhstraight month to the lowest level of his term, amid a wave ofcriticism for unfulfilled promises and a perceived rise incrime, according to a poll released on Sunday.

The popularity of Humala, who has been in office a littleover two years, slipped to 27 percent in September from 29percent in August, pollster Ipsos said. His approval rating hasplummeted 27 percentage points since March.

"Just like with his predecessors, President Ollanta Humalasuffers from a constant deterioration in the approval of hisadministration. Similarly to prior cases, citizens complain ofunfulfilled promises," Alfredo Torres, Ipsos director, wasquoted as saying in El Comercio newspaper.

Humala, a former military officer who abandoned his leftistrhetoric before becoming president, has put in place a varietyof social programs, but has been criticized by some detractorsof not doing enough.

"Citizens are demanding that the government advance morequickly and efficiently in the development of large investmentprojects and pay attention to the most pressing social problems,especially security," said Torres.

The Ipsos Apoyo poll of 1,200 people has a margin of errorof 2.8 percentage points.